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CASES OF NOTE: McKinnie v.
Barnhart, 368 F.3d 907 (7th Cir. 2004),
Young v. Barnhart, 362 F.3d 995, 1003 (7th Cir.
2004) and Diaz v.
Prudential, No.
04-2342 (7th Cir. 2005).
Click here for discussion and links to decisions.
U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIEW
Daley, DeBofsky & Bryant most recently sought Supreme Court review of
the decision in
Jewell v. LINA,
but cert was denied on
June 2, 2008. For more on DDB attempts
to seek Supreme Court review,
click here.
In March of 2010, Mark DeBofsky filed
an
Amicus Brief in Hardt v. Reliance, Case
No.: 09-448 on behalf of United Policyholders, in a case
before the Supreme Court involving the issue of ERISA
fees.
NEWSLETTERS
**NEW** Medicare Newsletters brought to you by
David A. Bryant and Gregory Benker
are now available here.
Current issue available is February 2010.
ARTICLES & RECENT COURT DECISIONS:
Page v. Astrue, No. 09-cv-210
(E.D. Ken. Mar. 8, 2010).
The District Court issued a remand.
Ms. Page was represented
by Frederick J. Daley and Marcie E. Goldbloom.
posted 3/8/2010
Smith v. Astrue, No. 09-cv-41
(E.D. Wis. Mar. 2, 2010).
The District Court issued a remand.
Mr. Smith was represented
by Frederick J. Daley with assistance from
Kimberly Jones.
posted 3/2/2010
The following article by
Mark DeBofsky appeared in the Chicago Daily Law
Bulletin's Workplace Issues section on
March 1, 2010:
How CIGNA handles or mishandles disability claims.
Click on the link to read the article. posted 3/1/2010
Halbrook v. Astrue, No. 07-cv-150
(W.D. Mich. Feb. 18, 2010).
The District Court issued a remand.
Ms. Halbrook was represented
by Frederick J. Daley with assistance from
Suzanne Blaz.
posted 3/2/2010
Evans v. Astrue, No. 09-cv-132
(N.D. Ind. Feb. 18, 2010).
The District Court issued a remand.
Mr. Evans was represented
by Frederick J. Daley with assistance from
Suzanne Blaz.
posted 3/2/2010
The following article by
Mark DeBofsky appeared in the Chicago Daily Law
Bulletin's Workplace Issues section on
February 16, 2010:
Who gets the last word in an ERISA claim appeal?
Click on the link to read the article. posted 2/16/2010
Conley v. Astrue, No. 08-cv-2234
(C.D. Ill. Feb. 5, 2010).
The District Court issued a remand.
Mr. Conley was represented
by Frederick J. Daley with assistance from
Suzanne Blaz.
posted 2/11/2010
The following article by
Mark DeBofsky appeared in the Chicago Daily Law
Bulletin's Workplace Issues section on
February 1, 2010:
A split in the circuits exists for ERISA benefit
disputes.
Click on the link to read the article. posted 2/1/2010
The
Government agreed to voluntary remands in the following
cases in January of 2010: Grigsby v. Astrue, No. 09-cv-2139
(C.D. Ill. Jan. 20, 2010) and
Molsen v. Astrue, No. 09-cv-3891
(N.D. Ill. Jan. 13, 2010).
These clients were represented
by Frederick J. Daley with assistance from
Gregory Benker and Suzanne Blaz.
posted 2/1/2010
The following article by
Mark DeBofsky appeared in the Chicago Daily Law
Bulletin's Workplace Issues section on
January 18, 2010:
Courts deal with issue of ERISA attorney fees. Click on the
link to read the article. posted 1/25/2010
An article by Violet Borowski was
featured in the ABA Employee Benefits Committee's winter
2009 Newsletter:
The Supreme Court’s Decision in Metropolitan Life v.
Glenn: Clarity or Confusion? posted 1/25/2010
Fuller v. Astrue, No. 08-cv-3292
(C.D. Ill. Jan. 15, 2010).
The District Court issued a remand.
Ms. Fuller was represented
by Frederick J. Daley.
posted 1/25/2010
Buckner v. Astrue, No. 09-cv-2550
(N.D. Ill. Jan. 13, 2010).
The District Court issued a remand.
Ms. Buckner was represented
by Frederick J. Daley with assistance from
Kimberly Jones.
posted 1/25/2010
In their 2010 issue, Illinois SuperLawyers Magazine
named Violet Borowski a Rising Star in
the field of Employment & Labor law and Sandra
Dye a Rising Star in the field of Social
Security disability . Mark DeBofsky
was also named as a Super Lawyer in the field of
Employee Benefits & Erisa for a second year in a row.
The following article by
Mark DeBofsky appeared in the Chicago Daily Law
Bulletin's Workplace Issues section on
January 4, 2010:
ERISA: A Frankenstein made up of different laws. Click on the
link to read the article. posted 1/4/2010
PRESENTATIONS:
On April 27, 2010,
Mark DeBofsky and Frederick J.
Daley will be speaking on a panel called,
“You’ve Won! Now
What??” Payment
Processing and offsets, from A to Z at the 2010
Chicago NADR conference. For more information,
click
here.
On Friday May 14, 2010, Frederick J. Daley
and Heather Freeman will be speaking at
the semi-annual NOSSCR conference in a session titled,
"Addressing Vocational Testimony at Step Five."
For information on the conference, click
here.
On May 19-21, 2010,
Mark DeBofsky will be co-chairing the
ERISA Basics conference to be held in Chicago, and will
be speaking about the impact of HIPAA and COBRA on
health benefits on May 21, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. For more information,
click
here.
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